Meet the team

Professor Daisy Fancourt

Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology, Head of Social Biobehavioural Research Group

Daisy is head of the research group and the principal investigator on our key projects.

Dr Feifei Bu

Principal Research Fellow

Feifei is an epidemiologist working with social prescribing data sets, cohort studies and electronic patient health records.

Dr Daniel Hayes

Principal Research Fellow

Daniel is an interdisciplinary mixed-methods researcher, specialising in mental health and social prescribing for young people.

Dr Hei Wan (Karen) Mak

Senior Research Fellow

Karen is an epidemiologist, specialising in predictors and impacts of the arts on health and wellbeing using population-based surveys.

Dr Jessica Bone

Senior Research Fellow

Jess is an epidemiologist, specialising in arts, health and wellbeing in large cohort data sets. She also works on our support programmes for early career researchers.

Dr Pei (Penny) Qin

Senior Research Fellow

Pei Qin is an epidemiologist, working on genetic and proteomic data in relation to psychosocial factors and ageing.

Dr Alexandra Burton

Honorary Senior Research Fellow

Alex is a qualitative researcher, specialising in the evaluation of social prescribing, arts and community programmes for people with severe mental illnesses.

Dr Saoirse Finn

Research Fellow

Saoirse's research explores the interplay between social connections, leisure engagement, and health, taking an interdisciplinary approach across social science, epidemiology and genetics. She is also active in our support programmes for early career researchers.

Dr Jess Kurland

Research Fellow

Jess is an epidemiologist. Her work includes evaluating the reach and impact of social prescribing in England using electronic health records and cohort studies.

Dr Katey Warran

Honorary Research Fellow, Deputy Director of WHO Collaborating Centre

Katey is an interdisciplinary mixed-methods researcher, with a specialism in arts & health and qualitative approaches.

Alexandra Bradbury

Pre-Doctoral Fellow

Alex is a Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Trial Design and supports some of our key research projects.

Rachel Marshall

Communications and Impact Manager

Rachel leads research communications and impact work for the team.

Nikita Arslanovski

Research and Communications Administrator

Nikita coordinates communications and finance for the team.

Dr Robert Booth

Research Fellow and Trial Manager

Robert works on our national trials, INACT and CASPA. His work focuses on youth social prescribing as a community-based intervention to support mental health and reduce loneliness.

India Stuttard

Research Assistant/Social Prescriber

India works on our Wellbeing While Waiting project and has an interest in social prescribing and young people's mental health.

Lou Sticpewich

PhD Student

Lou works on our INACT project. Their PhD is focused on how community and environmental factors influence social prescribing outcomes for young people.